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Expressways surrounding Beijing were jammed with vehicles as the Chinese New Year holiday came to an end. The city received over 7.7 million tourists during the week-long Spring Festival. Video: Reuters

In this archive video, thousands of people watched American evangelist Billy Graham at Wembley Stadium during his world tour in May 1954.

US President Donald Trump said on February 20th that he had signed a memorandum directing the attorney general to draw up regulations banning devices that turn "legal weapons into machine guns," like the bump stock used in October's mass shooting.

Michael McAleer of the Irish Times test drives the Tesla Model S in Dublin. Can its battery can hold up on Irish roads. Video: Enda O'Dowd

A rare atmospheric optical phenomenon, commonly known as a "sun dog", has created the illusion of three suns appearing in the sky above Harbin City in northeast China. Video: CCTV

An Taoiseach Leo Varadkar says it is the intention of his Government to hold a referendum on the repeal of the Eighth Amendment in late May.

Catherine Nevin has died. In 2000 she was found guilty of the murder of her husband Tom Nevin at their Co. Wicklow pub, Jack White’s Inn in March 1996. Report: Conor Gallagher / Video: Bryan O'Brien.

Bodycam footage from the Syria Civil Defence, also known as the White Helmets, shows women and children being evacuated as pro-government forces bomb the rebel-held enclave of Ghouta. Video: Syria Civil Defence

UK Brexit minister David Davis says there will be no regulation-light “Mad Max” economy that will aim to undercut rivals after Brexit. Video: Reuters

Director and writer Martin McDonagh, whose second home was in south Connemara, has been honoured for his success at the Baftas using inspiration from his winning film, Three Billboards in Ebbing, Missouri. Video: Joe O'Shaughnessy

Fastfood chain KFC said on Monday (February 19) it had been forced to close hundreds of its British stores because of a shortage of chicken. Customers in Bristol, England, were asked about their alternative lunch options.

Bodycam footage captures New Quay RNLI rescuing a dog, which had been missing overnight, from a three metre-high cliff. Video: RNLI

Footage of the arrest of Matthew Falder has been released, Falder (29) has been jailed for 32 years for blackmailing victims into carrying out depraved sexual and physical acts. Video: UK National Crime Agency

Indonesia's Mount Sinabung, which until 2010 had been inactive for four centuries, has erupted, spewing volcanic ash up to 5,000 metres into the air. Video: Reuters

The well known Waltons music shop in Dublin city centre is to shut its doors amid soaring rental prices but the Waltons New School of Music upstairs in the building will continue. Video: Bryan O'Brien

The Lexus LC500h may be beautifully styled, but how does it handle? We take it out on the road to find out. Video: Neil Briscoe

Architect Dermot Bannon tells Daniel O’Donnell and his wife Majella how much it will cost for their desired home improvements. Video: RTE

The world's largest cruise ship company said in a statement that, "all aspects including the security response," were being investigated after video footage posted online apparently shows heavy-handed tactics by their security staff. Video: Reuters

Alina Wieczorek, lead author on the study by NUI Galway on microplastics ingested by deep water fish in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean. Video: NUI Galway

Waltons music shop in central Dublin is relocating to Blanchardstown, The shop on South Great George’s Street gained international fame following its appearance in the 2007 film Once. Video: Fox Searchlight

Alexander Krushelnitsky, a bronze-medallist along with his wife in mixed-doubles curling at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, is suspected of having tested positive for the banned substance meldonium. Video: Reuters

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu brandishes what he says was part of an Iranian drone shot down by Israel.

Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, US national security adviser HR McMaster says evidence of Russian tampering in the 2016 presidential campaign is "incontrovertible". Video: Reuters

Students who survived the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High school condemn gun laws in the US at an angry and somber anti-gun rally in Fort Lauderdale. Video: Reuters

Just hours after 17 people were killed in a mass shooting at their high school in Parkland, Florida, students turned to social media to advocate for more gun control. Video: The New York Times

Speaking in Munich as she attended the security conference there, British prime minister Theresa May ruled out a second vote on the country’s membership of the European Union. Video: Reuters

US prosecutors have charged more than a dozen Russian individuals and entities for allegedly interfering in the 2016 US presidential election. The charges include conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. Video: Reuters

Supr Gerry Delmar speaks to the press outside a house on Ranelagh Road where the body of a woman believed to be Joanne Lee, aged 38, was found in a wardrobe by gardaí. Video: Colin Keegan/Collins Photo Agency

Independent TD Michael Fitzmaurice and Green Party leader Eamon Ryan discuss the needs of rural Ireland versus Dublin as the National Plan 2040 is released by the government. Video: Enda O'Dowd

Residents were forced to evacuate their homes after a huge sinkhole opened up in the Italian capital of Rome. Video: Vigili Del Fuoco

Footage of two would-be criminals attempting to break into a shop in Shanghai has gone viral after one of the duo managed to inadvertently knock out the other with a brick. Video: Shanghai Police

Emotions run high as thousands gather for a candlelight vigil after the Florida school shooting. Video: Reuters

Metro North is to be announced as part of the Government's Ireland 2040 infrastructure plan. The rail line was also announced by governments in 2005 and 2015.

Actor Saoirse Ronan talks to Karen Koster about starring in the hit film Lady Bird, finding out about her third Oscar nomination and catching the acting bug in a special interview to air on TV3 on Friday, February 16th at 8pm. Video: TV3

US president Donald Trump pledges to address mental health and school safety following a mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida. Video: The White House